Devotional Poetry

Unity of Science and Religion (19 Short Poems)

1
Why Stars Shine

Releasing photons of faith
into the darkness
stars shine for the love of God.

2
Proof of the Existence of God

i

The evidence is in our genes;
in the tightly coiled strands of DNA
that make up our chromosome pairs;
in the pattern of T, A, G, and C acids
that compose the units of our bodies.

ii

Steam vented
from Earth's core ascends
over an ocean of sand.

3
Wormhole Connection

Do interstellar wormholes
connect the cosmos
unifying sentient life?

4
Revelation

As sunlight
shining through water droplets
creates a rainbow.

Thus God-light
shining through evolution
creates the spectrum of life.

5
DNA

Variegated threads entwine;
Braid themselves
Into rainbow cords of light;
Weave themselves
Into spiral staircases;
Their beauty reflects
Cosmic diversity
And divine harmony.

6
Dominion

Created for the purpose
Of reflecting God
Subatomic particles

Mate to form atoms
Atoms mate to form molecules
Molecules mate

To form organic
and inorganic matter
Climbing creation's ladder

7
Traces

The soul leaves traces
in prehistoric paintings
on cave walls,
red ochre
scattered in graves,
or art
carved in the rock walls
of desert canyons.

The soul leaves traces
subtle essences
to guide the open minded,
the unsure,
or the seeker after truth.

The soul leaves traces
for the artist,
who has eyes to see,
for the poet,
who has ears to hear,
and for the agnostic
on the road to faith.

8
The Universe

The cosmic mirror
Reflects the Creator's glory to
The world of matter

9
The Glory of the Universe

Created for the purpose
of mirroring Deity's attributes,
the universe vibrates
to angelic melodies.

10
Creation

A word
whispered into
the ear of matter:

"Be"
and life begin
in the darkness of matter's womb.

A light pulsing
scattering the darkness;
scattering the shadows of nonexistence.

11
Movement Defined

Movement is
a law of nature,
and evolution is the
manifestation of movement.

Movement is
a law of spirit,
and evolution is
physical and spiritual movement.

12
True Civilization

True civilization
is generated through the emanations
of God's Manifestation.

13
Drops of One Ocean

The primordial ocean
flows in the blood of all

Children
of a single evolutionary process,
humanity stands at the apex of creation.

Caught
in the duality of our nature,
we exist in a world
that is neither completely
physical nor spiritual.

14
Created From the Same Dust

Stellar atoms
Transformed into organic molecules
Love together

15
The Metaphysics of Antimatter

In a sudden burst of energy
opposites annihilate
transforming the landscape of reality.

Its course unalterable
doubt seeks proof
attracts faith!

16
Magnificence Echoing

What was there before the big bang?
Magnificence reverberations.

17
Kaleidoscope

Matter's spiral connects
gender to gender,
forming the double helix that connects
generation to generation.

Life is a spiral staircase ascending
the ladder of evolution,
rung by rung Being
climbs out of the mire of matter.

Nebula by nebula planetary systems condense;
are born into the realm of matter,
star by star life-forms advance:
ascend the ladder of evolution.

18
Vibrations Of Creation

Vibrations reverberate,
echo through my soul:
two letters are forged
into a single word.

BE flows across the darkness,
penetrates a black hole generating
matter and energy.

19
God is Love

Without love
there would be no light,
only night.

Without love
there would be neither life
nor death..

Without love
there would be neither beginning nor ending;
neither foe nor friend;
no living creature would exist.

Poet's Note: ▼

These poems were written at different times over past several years. The one thing they have in common is the unity of science and religion, which was one of the things Baha'u'llah revealed.